File Information
Library: OSP/Web
Package: Web
Header: Poco/OSP/Web/TokenValidator.h
Description
TokenValidator is an optional service that is used by the WebServerDispatcher to validate bearer tokens and obtain the associated user name.
Inheritance
Direct Base Classes: Poco::OSP::Service
All Base Classes: Poco::OSP::Service, Poco::RefCountedObject
Member Summary
Member Functions: isA, type, validateToken
Inherited Functions: duplicate, isA, referenceCount, release, type
Types Aliases
Ptr
using Ptr = Poco::AutoPtr < TokenValidator >;
Member Functions
isA 
bool isA(
const std::type_info & otherType
) const;
See also: Poco::OSP::Service::isA()
type
const std::type_info & type() const;
See also: Poco::OSP::Service::type()
validateToken
virtual bool validateToken(
const std::string & token,
std::string & username,
std::string & scope
) = 0;
Validates the given bearer token.
If valid, returns true and the associated username and scope. If invalid, returns false, leaving the username and scope unchanged.
The format of the token (e.g., JWT) and method of validation is left to the implementation.